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ESU’s Business Accelerator Helps Student Pursue Entrepreneurial Endeavor

Alan Reed, an East Stroudsburg University graduate from the class of 2013, found success as an entrepreneur with the help of ESU’s Business Accelerator. Reed launched his company Proud Development, LLC in 2015. The company develops web applications that generate revenue on a per-click basis. After working out of his kitchen for six months, Reed knew he needed a designated workspace where he could continue to grow his business. The Business Accelerator is a perfect fit for the young company.

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Health and Science This Week’s Topics on Infinite Opportunities

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania will once again be featured on “Infinite Opportunities” as this week’s episode explores health and science opportunities available at the universities that comprise Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education.

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History Professor to Appear on Who Do You Think You Are

Michael Gray, Ph.D, professor of history at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania will be featured on this week’s episode of TLC’s hit show “Who Do You Think You Are?” The show, in its seventh season, is a genealogy documentary series is which celebrities are paired with historians to trace their family lineage.

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College Values website names East Stroudsburg University Top School for Marine Science

College Values Online has named East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania one of the top schools in the nation to study marine science.

The website, which ranks everything from types of colleges to specific degree programs, listed the ESU as number 14 in a list of the top 20 bachelor’s degrees in marine science programs in the country. The rankings were based on tuition, percentage of students receiving financial aid, customization options within the program and a “wow factor” for unique features in the program.

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Residence Hall Association Hosts Annual Easter Egg Hunt

The office of residence life and housing at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania invites community members to an “Egg Hunt” on Saturday, April 15 from noon to 1 p.m. The event, sponsored by ESU’s Residence Hall Association (RHA), is open to all elementary-aged children in the community at no cost.

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Pocono Mountains’ Theater Company and ESU Department of Theater Present Staged Reading of Laughing Wild

The partnership between the Pocono Mountains’ Theater Company and East Stroudsburg University’s Department of Theatre will present a staged reading of Laughing Wild, a comedy by Tony-Award winning playwright Christopher Durang on Thursday, April 6 at 7 p.m. in Smith-McFarland Theatre of ESU’s Fine and Performing Arts Center, Normal and Marguerite streets, East Stroudsburg.

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Provost’s Colloquium Series Continues with Black Mirror and Philosophy

As part of the East Stroudsburg University Provost’s Colloquium Series, Tim Connolly, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the philosophy and religious studies department, will present his talk “Black Mirror and Philosophy” from 5:30-7:00 p.m. on April 5, 2017, in Beers Lecture Hall.

Black Mirror, an acclaimed British television series recently released on Netflix, deals with themes of technology and modern society. Critics have called it a “warped reflection of ourselves and our culture” as well as “cynical, searing, shockingly good — and often disturbing.” Connolly states, “Black Mirror is fascinating to watch because it holds a mirror up to contemporary society: our technology, our politics, and most of all, our ways of relating to one another. It is a very dark show, but also highly entertaining, and many of my students have told me how they’ve watched the entire series from start to finish in just a few days.”

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Global Week Returns to East Stroudsburg University

This year’s theme is Be the Change. “Our goal this year is to focus on three aspects of the human experience,” said Fernando Alcántar, director of student engagement. “We want the students to become an advocate to those who need a voice, learn how to communicate with someone who is different than them in some way, and experience something new and extraordinary.”

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ESU Set to Graduate First-Ever Doctorate Students

Last April, the Board of Governors of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education approved a doctor of education in Educational Leadership and Administration for East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. The 60-credit Ed.D. is the first doctorate program in the 124-year history of the institution.

On Wednesday, March 22 Greg Cottrell was the first student to defend a dissertation for ESU’s doctoral program. Cottrell is the assistant principal at North Hunterdon High School in New Jersey. In his dissertation research he aimed to gain an understanding of how data about student internet activity can influence the instructional design choices that teachers make in order to meet the needs of digital learners. His findings support the guiding hypothesis that there are educational benefits associated with providing teachers access to comprehensive learning analytics reports associated with their students.

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Black Maria Film Festival Coming to ESU

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania will host a screening of the Black Maria Film Festival Tour on Monday, April 3, at 3:15 p.m. in the Dale Snow Theatre of ESU’s Fine and Performing Arts Center, Normal and Marguerite streets, East Stroudsburg.

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